ReasonRacer - Scenarios, Sorted by Reading Level

Name	Topic	Lexile Measure (higher is more difficult)	Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (U.S. grade equivalent)	Flesch Reading Ease (higher is easier)
Deep Oceans and Global Warming	Global warming	940	6.9	72.4
Carbon Dioxide Sponge (Keep It Clean!)	Absorbing carbon dioxide	970	7.8	65.4
Eating Fatty Foods	Fat triggered endocannabinoids and overeating	1000	8.3	60.6
Leapin’ Lizards	Search and rescue robots	1000	8.4	61.8
Doors to Your Memory	Memory and recall	1020	8.7	60
We're all Neanderthals	Human evolution	1030	10.4	45
Eight Glasses of Water	Hydration and human health	1060	9.1	59.6
Terraforming Mars	Changing Mars to support human life	1060	9.1	59
Elevator to Outer Space	Large scale engineering projects	1060	9.8	54
Was Einstein Wrong?	Speed of light	1070	11.1	49.2
Dogs Can Read Human Faces	Dog intelligence	1080	9.5	53.1
Beam Me Up	Teleportation	1090	11.6	42.4
The Earth’s Two Moons	New theory explains features of Earth’s moon	1100	7.6	74.7
Using the AIDS Virus to Cure Cancer	Development of vaccines	1110	6.3	76.8
Worm Glue: Give Me a Break!	Biomimicry leads to possible new bone glue	1110	7.8	71.1
Aspirin Reduces Cancer Deaths	Low dose aspirin therapy for cancer treatment	1110	9.3	56.9
Snake Oil – Good for What Ails You?	Treating heart failure	1120	7.5	72.6
Are We Alone?	Life in the solar system	1120	10.1	50.4
Some Sports Can Be Dangerous	Head injuries from contact sports	1120	10.6	46.2
Chernobyl - A wildlife sanctuary	Ecological effects of radiation	1140	10	53.2
Panda Poop to the Rescue	New technology for biofuel production	1170	8.8	62.9
Violent Video Games and the Brain	Violent video game and aggressive behavior	1170	10.8	50.1
Bridges Singing in the Rain	Using sound to test bridge safety	1180	9.3	64.2
Graphene Valley	Can graphene replace silicon	1180	10.3	51.4
The New North	Reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles	1180	10.8	49.7
Pollution Stops Rain	Weather	1200	9.9	55.2
1908 Russian Explosion	Meteoroids and comets	1200	11.4	45.7
Yellowstone Could Blow Up	Supervolcanoes	1200	11.6	42.1
Toads Can Predict Earthquakes	Toads have predicted earthquakes	1210	9.8	58.5
Return of the Mammoth	Scientists trying to clone a mammoth	1210	10.6	51.6
Mindless Eating	Nutrition	1260	10.3	58.7
Take it from the Tap	Purity of bottled water	1270	11.4	46.9
That Shrimp Packs a Punch!	Super-strong materials from shrimp	1280	11.2	49.1
Pennies from Heaven	Penny falling from skyscraper	1310	10.1	61.2
Artificial Leaf	Artificial leaf – a step toward energy independence.	1310	12.3	48.2
Energy Drinks? Don't Waste Your Energy	Risks associated with energy drinks	1320	10.6	50.1
Vitamin Supplements	Value of vitamin supplements	1360	12.5	45.1
Gender Inequality in Teen Drinking	Brain development and health	1390	11.9	54.7
Music and Hearing Loss	Impact of musical training on hearing loss	1540	16.7	22.2
Weather Is One Big Headache	Relationship between weather and migraine headaches	1610	16.7	27.2

Deep Oceans and Global Warming	Global Warming	940	6.9	72.4
Carbon Dioxide Sponge (Keep It Clean!)	Absorbing carbon dioxide	970	7.8	65.4
Eating Fatty Foods	Fat triggered endocannabinoids and overeating	1000	8.3	60.6
Leapin’ Lizards	Search and rescue robots	1000	8.4	61.8
Doors to Your Memory	Memory and recall	1020	8.7	60
We're all Neanderthals	Human evolution	1030	10.4	45
Eight Glasses of Water	Hydration and human health	1060	9.1	59.6
Terraforming Mars	Changing Mars to support human life	1060	9.1	59
Elevator to Outer Space	Large Scale Engineering Projects	1060	9.8	54
Was Einstein Wrong?	Speed of light	1070	11.1	49.2
Dogs Can Read Human Faces	Dog Intelligence	1080	9.5	53.1
Beam Me Up	Teleportation	1090	11.6	42.4
The Earth’s Two Moons	New theory explains features of Earth’s moon	1100	7.6	74.7
Using AIDS Virus to Cure Cancer	Development of Vaccines	1110	6.3	76.8
Worm Glue: Give Me a Break!	Biomimicry leads to possible new bone glue	1110	7.8	71.1
Aspirin Reduces Cancer Deaths	Low dose aspirin therapy for cancer treatment	1110	9.3	56.9
Snake Oil – Good for What Ails You?	Treating heart failure	1120	7.5	72.6
Are We Alone?	Life in the solar system	1120	10.1	50.4
Some Sports Can Be Dangerous	Head injuries from contact sports	1120	10.6	46.2
Chernobyl - A wildlife sanctuary	Ecological effects of radiation	1140	10	53.2
Panda Poop to the Rescue	New technology for biofuel production	1170	8.8	62.9
Does Playing Violent Video Games Change the Brain?	Violent video game and aggressive behavior	1170	10.8	50.1
Bridges Singing in the Rain	Using Sound to Test Bridge Safety	1180	9.3	64.2
Graphene Valley	Can graphene replace silicon	1180	10.3	51.4
The New North	Reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles	1180	10.8	49.7
Pollution Stops Rain	Weather	1200	9.9	55.2
1908 Russian Explosion	Meteoroids and comets	1200	11.4	45.7
Yellowstone Could Blow Up	Supervolcanoes	1200	11.6	42.1
Toads Can Predict Earthquakes	Toads have predicted earthquakes	1210	9.8	58.5
Return of the Mammoth	Scientists trying to clone a mammoth	1210	10.6	51.6
Mindless Eating	Nutrition	1260	10.3	58.7
Take it from the Tap	Purity of bottled water	1270	11.4	46.9
That Shrimp Packs a Punch!	Super-strong materials from shrimp	1280	11.2	49.1
Pennies from Heaven	Penny falling from skyscraper	1310	10.1	61.2
Artificial Leaf	Artificial leaf – a step toward energy independence.	1310	12.3	48.2
Energy Drinks? Don't waste your energy	Risks associated with energy drinks	1320	10.6	50.1
Vitamin Supplements	Value of vitamin supplements	1360	12.5	45.1
Gender Inequality in Teen Drinking	Brain development and health	1390	11.9	54.7
Music and Hearing Loss	Impact of musical training on hearing loss	1540	16.7	22.2
Weather Is One Big Headache	Relationship between weather and migraine headaches	1610	16.7	27.2